Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its 7th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.

The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers

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Industry Insights

Presentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.

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Breakouts

Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.

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Networking

Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.

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Interactions

Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.

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MSS Benelux

30th June 2026, Amsterdam

MSS London

9th September 2026, London

MSS Nordics

5th November 2026, Stockholm

Meet our 2025 Event Speakers

Katie King, MBA

CEO

Katie is a published Author and Keynote Speaker on AI and business transformation. She received several accolades in 2024, including: ‘Leading AI strategist’; ‘Top 10 influencer in AI’, and one of the ‘Most Inspiring Women in Technology.’

Katie has just completed her third business book on AI’s impact on marketing, sales and CX, for publication on 3rd November 2025. Her second book was published by Kogan Page in January 2022: AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing: Connecting marketing, sales and customer experience. Her first book, Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, was listed as a reference source in the 'Brand Strategy' section of the World Economic Forum's Empowering AI Leadership AI toolkit for corporate boards.

Katie has over 35 years of consulting experience across a range of sectors.

Katie has delivered two TEDx talks and is a regular speaker worldwide. In 2024, she toured 17 countries, delivering sessions on applying AI to business. She is just heading to Canada and USA to deliver further Keynotes.

Katie is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the adoption of AI.

In 2020, she launched a global school AI programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow, to close the skills gap in education and show young people how STEM and AI will reshape their future careers.

Darran Clare

Cyber Distribution

Darran Clare

Cyber Distribution

Bringing a strong foundation of both technical expertise, commercial and managed service understanding to Cyber Distribution and its vendors, Darran is complimentary to     working with MSP's to identify growth opportunities in a competitive landscape.

Dean Osborne

ConnectWise

Dean Osborne

ConnectWise

Dean joined ConnectWise six years ago after spending 17 years at an MSP, where he led multiple platform implementations and served as Service Director driving strategy and efficiency. He now leads a UK-based presales team, provides global guidance, and focuses on strategizing and launching future products and features.


David Johnson

Object First

David Johnson

Object First

Awaiting biography.

Reece Dennis

Arrow

Awaiting biography.

Gavin Roberts

Topsec Cloud Solutions

Gavin Roberts

Topsec Cloud Solutions

Gavin is CTO at Topsec Cloud Solutions, bringing over 25 years of expertise in Financial IT, Secure Payments, and Email Security. His career began at industry-leading technology firms—Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Compaq, and HP—where he built a strong foundation in infrastructure development and customer-centric solutions. Recognizing email as the primary attack vector for businesses, Gavin dedicated his focus to cybersecurity and email protection, where he continues to drive innovation and secure solutions.

Greg Denholm

IT Europa

Greg Denholm

IT Europa

Greg Is an experienced editor in the IT and telecoms channels managing and publishing executive news interviews, features and market reports across platforms including IT Europa, Comms Dealer, and Fibre Provider. He has moderated and managed content at panels for major industry events both online and in person. 

Alex Hitchen

Huntress

Alex Hitchen

Huntress

Alex is a Sales Engineer at Huntress, he works with MSPs to strengthen their security posture and build services around Threat Detection & Response. With a background in cybersecurity consulting, he brings practical experience helping partners deliver protection that works in the real world.

Today, he focuses on making it easier for MSPs to respond to threats, reduce risk, and grow their security offering. He regularly supports partners through technical enablement, workshops, and strategic conversations around managed security.

Meet our 2026 Event Sponsors



Meet our 2025 Event Sponsors